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To be sure, SoundCloud was a bit late in the game when it launched its subscription streaming option in the United States last month. Now, the Berlin company heads overseas to the U.K. and Ireland. At £9.99 / €9.99 per month after a 30-day trial,

Artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality (VR) are big business, and Amazon’s acquisition of AI startup Orbeus, Inc. is on trend. A source close to the deal suggested it is an attempt by the tech giant to expand their software for the cloud and connected-device

We have been hearing that the tech bubble will burst for years. Every quarter, a tech, finance, or venture capital publication threatens that the tech sky is falling, but now, it seems that that Chicken Little sentiment is closer than before. For those who can

Recently Twitter has been under the magnifying glass, CEO Jack Dorsey specifically, for their lack of growth, as reflected by their January 2016 numbers. Twitter stock fell below $20 per share for the first time in company history. Soon after the stock had fallen to

LinkedIn just recently made a strategic acquisition that should help in their mission of finding and curating talent. They’ve officially announced their purchase of Connectifier, an innovative startup helping recruiters find top talent. Connectifier has a very impressive client list, including Dropbox, Facebook, eBay, Netflix,

College is usually consumed by a heavy course load and a struggling bank account. Often your social life drops in your priority list and your professional focuses become more important. In the midst of such an active environment, building a startup probably doesn’t fit into

Understanding your brand and understanding who your brand attracts are two different things. Many business leaders aren’t in tune with who their customers actually are and how they behave, which has a direct reflection on the success of your community and growth of your audience.

Chinese companies are buying up U.S. real estate in San Francisco, but real estate is not the only investment surging in 2015. Chinese companies are looking at securing patents. By investing in U.S. research labs, China is targeting inventive U.S. companies — moving from production

The parable of “[…] give a man a fish, and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he will eat for a lifetime,” is not a new biblical allegory. If a person is teachable, he or she becomes better equipped

It’s true that more and more tech companies are beginning to crop up in tech start-up friendly cities like New York City, San Francisco, Boulder, Seattle, Denver, Austin, Wilmington & Huntsville. With so many companies emerging, venture capitalists and angel investors are being approached more